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All in the Family

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ID: 0031 Newbie
Chances are that while you’re pulling out your wallet to buy that “I Climbed The Great Wall” t-shirt, a few photos of the family will show themselves. So we’ll make sure you can tell them you have a sister… unless that traditional tiara is for you. In this podcast you’ll also get the chance to learn this and some more useful sentences for talking about family and people in Mandarin Chinese.
Sat Oct 22 2005 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
英国人 yīngguórén British person
喜欢 xǐhuan to like
妹妹 mèimei younger sister
哥哥 gēge older brother
王小姐是英国人。
Wáng Xiǎojie shì yīngguórén 。
Ms. Wang is British.
她住在南京。
tā zhù zài Nánjīng 。
She lives in Nanjing.
她很喜欢南京。
tā hěn xǐhuan Nánjīng 。
She really likes Nanjing.
她有一个妹妹。
tā yǒu yī ge mèimei 。
She has a younger sister.
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